12.9% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murchison East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Murchison East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5% of people in Murchison East provide unpaid childcare, a figure far below both the Victorian and national averages. This low rate of childcare is the standout feature of a community where other forms of participation and service are more common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is slightly below the national figure of 14.1% and almost the same as the Victorian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 5% care for children unpaid, 12.9% of the population provide some form of unpaid care. About 20.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.9% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
5.0% ▼ -80.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 3.6%, this is a little above the Victorian average of 2%.
3.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Murchison East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21833/murchison-east/topic/community